Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

"Teacher, help! Help!"

Just as Xia Jian was happily tidying up the magic stones, he suddenly heard Westin's cry for help.

Upon hearing the voice, Xia Jian instantly perked up.

It wasn't that I cared whether Westin was injured or not, but rather that the one most likely capable of hunting down a first-tier wizard was the base's rice weevil queen.

Summer summoned the Shadow Ball, which transformed into a black shadow and quickly approached Westin.

Before long, a white worm came into Xia Jian's view.

Slightly different from the death worms Xia Jian had encountered before, this worm was about five meters long, but it had a pair of white bat wings on its back.

It can also spew out high-temperature fireballs, and flapping its wings can generate high-frequency shockwave attacks.

"A second-tier Deathwing Worm!"

Xia Jian's eyes widened; he hadn't expected to encounter something like this here.

Although the Deathwing Worm is much smaller than the Death Worm, its strength is far beyond what the Death Worm encountered before could possibly match.

They can all reach at least the level of a first-tier wizard, which is also an advanced version of the Death Worm.

Seeing that Westin's bone armor had been burned through, Xia Jian reached out and pulled Westin to his side.

Upon seeing this, the Deathwing Worm spat out several fireballs at Xia Jian.

The underground ruins were too small for Xia Jian to hide in, so he could only summon several shadow orbs to detonate the fireball.

In an instant, a series of explosions echoed throughout the ruins.

The shockwave from the explosion destroyed the surrounding buildings and created a gap in the ruins.

The pale sunlight shone into the ruins, and a large amount of sand flowed in with it.

Summer leaped up, carrying Westin, and returned to the Sea of ​​Death.

Seeing the Deathwing Worm baring its fangs and claws as it followed, Xia Jian raised his hand and unleashed several black sword energies to knock it down.

But before Xia Jian could even get a firm footing, the ground suddenly began to shake.

Upon seeing this, Xia Jian activated Dark Demon Soul Possession and Demon Transformation Spell, and a gray shadow cloak enveloped Xia Jian and Westin.

At the same time, a translucent sonic sphere broke through the ground.

"Bang!"

The sonic ball exploded beneath Xia Jian's feet, sending both of them flying.

With the blessing of the Demon Transformation Spell and the Dark Demon Soul Infusion, Xia Jian's stats improved significantly, so the explosion did not cause him much damage.

Xia Jian landed lightly on the sandy sea, casually tossing Westin aside.

As Xia Jian scanned the sand below with his mental energy, he quickly located the Deathwing Worm and hurled several Shadow Orbs at the ground.

Bang bang bang...

A series of explosions rang out.

Large swaths of sand were blasted into the air, along with the dead-wing worms.

The dead wing worm flapped its wings, and the sand seemed to be drawn towards it, with a cloud of yellow sand sweeping towards Xia Jian and obscuring his vision.

Xia Jian saw this and his internal magical power surged, causing a large amount of gray mist to rise around him.

Both sides' lines of sight were obstructed, but this did not have a significant impact on Xia Jian.

His mental energy pierced through the sand and dust, sensing the approaching Deathwing Worm.

Xia Jian gripped his wooden sword and unleashed a black sword aura that cleaved through the sand and dust in front of him.

However, as a desert creature, the Deathwing Worm also sensed Xia Jian's actions and avoided the sword energy he released by Xia Jian by simply adjusting its direction slightly.

The Death Worm opened its enormous mouthparts and fired several sonic balls at Xia Jian.

Xia Jian raised his hand, his gray cloak billowing, and summoned a black shield to block in front of him.

The sonic sphere exploded on the black shield, the terrifying force of the explosion shattering the shield, followed closely by the foul-smelling deathwing worm.

Just as the Deathwing Worm was about to rush towards Xia Jian, Xia Jian snapped his fingers, and the shadow beneath the Deathwing Worm began to wriggle.

Before the Deathwing Worm could react, several thick, black arms emerged from the shadows and forcefully pulled the Deathwing Worm down from mid-air.

The Deathwing Worm's physical body was incredibly strong, and its twisting body quickly broke free from the Shadow Hand's restraints.

But at this moment, Xia Jian had already arrived in front of the Deathwing Worm.

Xia Jian pointed his sword finger at the Deathwing Worm, and then a green shadow flashed past from behind. The wooden sword was enveloped in sword energy and transformed into a two-meter-long black giant sword, which shot towards the Deathwing Worm's mouthparts.

As the black greatsword approached, the Deathwing Worm bit down on it with its teeth.

Neither side would yield, and for a time they were deadlocked.

Seeing this, Xia Jian frowned slightly, marveling at the powerful physical body of the strange beast, which could even block his sword control technique.

but……

That's all.

A red glow appeared on Xia Jian's body.

As the cloak turned dark red, the black greatsword trembled violently, as if it had received some kind of blessing, making the black blade even more solid.

The black greatsword sparked as it struck the Deathwing Worm's teeth, using its immense power to pierce the worm's mouth.

Immediately afterwards, the black sword light pierced through the body of the Deathwing Worm, shooting out from its tail.

The dead wing worm's body crashed heavily to the ground, lifeless.

Xia Jian released the spell from his body and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"To deal with a mere second-tier alien beast, I have to activate the Soul Absorption Forbidden Technique. As expected, alien beasts are just too overpowered."

Looking at the corpse of the Deathwing Worm, Natsumi let out a sigh.

According to his estimation, the strength of this dead wing worm should be around the late stage of the second tier.

His formidable physical defense minimized the damage from the Shadow Orb, and his hard teeth were so strong that even his strongest sword control technique couldn't pry them open.

"The path of wizardry still has a long way to go..."

Just as Xia Jian was feeling sentimental, Westin ran over with a face full of admiration.

"Teacher, you're amazing! You took down a second-tier beast without lifting a finger. My admiration for you is like..."

Westin immediately showered Natsumi with compliments, almost making him feel like he was floating on air.

"It's just so-so, I still need to work harder."

Although Xia Jian felt very happy inside, he remained calm and composed on the surface, without any ripples.

I don't know if it's because he's been a teacher for so long, but Xia Jian seems to be acting more and more like a teacher...

Of course, it would be even better if Westin, that old geezer, were replaced with a young girl.

…………

He ordered Westin to dismember the Deathwing Worm, while Summer looked towards the distant sandstorm.

A huge shadow was moving in the sandstorm opposite. I don't know if it was because of the death of the Deathwing Worm, but the Death Worm did not rush up. Instead, it seemed to be retreating.

"As expected, strength is everything..."

Xia Jian shook his head slightly, and then joined the ranks of those dismantling the Deathwing Worm.

The two then searched the underground ruins again, finding a total of about 1300 mid-grade magic stones.

Although it's not a huge amount, it's still a considerable fortune for most second-tier wizards; some second-tier wizards don't even have that much in their entire possessions.

Finding no trace of the base's rice weevil mother, the two did not waste any more time and continued their journey towards Colt Town.

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